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We meet our pre-booked transfer in the&nbsp;arrivals hall and travel to our accommodation, the Serenity Villa Hotel, 28a Ngo Huyen Street, Hang Trong,&nbsp;Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 2 &#8211; 10 JUN 25 &#8211; EXPLORE HANOI<br>We explore Hanoi. Visit the Old Quarter, Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoa Lo Prison Museum and the Water Puppet Theatre.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 3 &#8211; 11 JUN 25 &#8211; QUYNH SON TREK DAY 1<br>We travel from Hanoi to the trek start point at Dong Y Village. We stop en-route in Na Rieng for lunch, where we leave our excess luggage. We carry daypacks on this trek. Full packs and any excess luggage are transported to our accommodation in Na Rieng where we will spend the final night of our trek. The trek is catered.<\/p>\n<p>Trek Day 1 Description:<br>Start trekking from Dong Y Village. From here walk for around 3 hours to Na Cuom village, passing through<br>rice paddy fields and small villages on the way. Today&#8217;s route is mostly flat on a dirt track.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation &amp; Facilities:<br>Tonight we stay in community-hosted accommodation.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 4 &#8211; 12 JUN 25 &#8211; QUYNH SON TREK DAY 2<br>Full day of trekking.<br>From Na Cuom Village to Na Rieng Village<\/p>\n<p>Trek Day 2 Description:<br>Continue the trek on the dirt track with an ascent to Ngoc Mon Peak. The ascent is around 4km in length.&nbsp;Continue down to Ra La Hamlet where we break for lunch. This afternoon we follow the paved route through Long Dong&#8217;s hamlets, visit the Museum of Bac Son and one of the tile making kilns before carrying onto Na Rieng.<\/p>\n<p>Accommodation &amp; Facilities:<br>We stay in a homestay tonight.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 5 &#8211; 13 JUN 25 &#8211; QUYNH SON TREK DAY 3<br>Full day of trekking.<br>From Na Rieng Village to Na Rieng Village<\/p>\n<p>Trek Day 3 Description:<br>This morning we take a short transfer to Chieu Vu to start trekking. Follow the paved tracks through hamlets, before following the edge of a lake where we have lunch. In the afternoon starting from Hung Vu&#8217;s rock mine we follow a trail past houses and fields before follow a trail through the hills back to Na Rieng.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 6 &#8211; 14 JUN 25 &#8211; QUYNH SON TREK DAY 4 &amp; TRAVEL TO HANOI<\/p>\n<p>Final day of trekking and transfer to Hanoi.<br>From Na Rieng Village to Hanoi<\/p>\n<p>Trek Day 4 Description:<br>This morning we explore the village of Na Rieng and walk to the peak of Na Lay mountain to enjoy views over the valley. Then we collect our excess luggage from our accommodation before heading back to Hanoi.<\/p>\n<p>DAY 7 &#8211; 15 JUN 25 &#8211; COMMUNITY INITIATIVE &#8211; HOA BINH<br>Travel to the community initiative in the morning and settle in.<br>From Hanoi to Hoa Binh<\/p>\n<p>UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG):<br>Our initiative contributes to Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities. 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